Matplotlib
matplotlib: plotting with Python observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 81
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 39
- age_days: 5674
- days_rel: 46
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
23110 stars · 8452 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Matplotlib is a comprehensive Python library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations, producing publication-quality figures in many hardcopy formats and GUI backends. The ecosystem also includes ipympl, a Jupyter widget extension for interactive matplotlib figures in notebooks.
Use cases
- plot line charts and scatter plots in python
- create publication-quality figures for a paper
- make animated plots in python
- embed interactive charts in a jupyter notebook
- export plots as pdf, svg, or png
- visualize numpy arrays and dataframes
- build dashboards with qt or tk plot windows
When to choose
- you need fine-grained control over every element of a plot
- you want publication-quality static figures in many formats
- you need a mature, widely-documented plotting library for python
- you want interactive plots inside jupyter notebooks via ipympl
When to avoid
- you want declarative, web-native interactive dashboards (consider plotly or bokeh)
- you need GPU-accelerated rendering of massive point clouds
- you want a high-level statistical plotting API with minimal code (consider seaborn)
Facets
library · maturity stable
data-visualization charts gui data-visualization data-science developer-tools python cross-platform windows plotting publication-quality-figures jupyter animation numpy linux macos
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8bc0cde40dc0
- homepage: https://matplotlib.org/stable/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f2ff25eb0fc6
- site_page: https://matplotlib.org/stable/install/dependencies.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · c381ef25850f
- site_page: https://matplotlib.org/stable/install/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5ce747243ed0
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/ipympl/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · d814da6242ef
- site_page: https://matplotlib.org/stable/users/release_notes.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
- site_page: https://matplotlib.org/stable/users/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · b779d8205e0d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| matplotlib/matplotlib | main | 93 |
| matplotlib/cheatsheets | docs | 75 |
| matplotlib/ipympl | plugin | 82 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="matplotlib/matplotlib")
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